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Is there any evidence for the claim that the Babylonians used to hold orgies in spring that could last for days and included bestiality? NSFW

1144 upvotes • PhilosopherInWaiting

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Did the battle of tours actually stop a muslim invasion of Europe or was it no more than a glorified raiding expedition?

1144 upvotes • jku1m

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Boy Scouts of America historians, what can you tell me about the climate in BSA around the country during the Civil Rights movement?

1144 upvotes • FreethinkingMFT

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Lawrence Sheriff, who supplied groceries to Queen Elizabeth I, was apprenticed to a London grocer for seven years. What did grocers do in those days that required such long training?

1144 upvotes • best_of_badgers

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What was the main reason the Third Reich refrained from using poison gas on enemy armies and cities throughout WW2?

1143 upvotes • Fliora45

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Did the Hawaiians actually believe that Captain Cook was the god Lono?

1143 upvotes • PangeranDipanagara

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Did sedentary people (like nobles or scribes) talk about back pain and ergonomics before the 20th century?

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What, if anything, did (any) ancient cultures think/say about eye floaters?

1142 upvotes • Budobudo

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Liberals usually praise FDR's new deal for saving America's economy, conservatives say it was a failure and postulate that WWII saved America's economy. Who is right? Can we find an objective answer?

1141 upvotes • khinzeer

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In 1999, a Memphis court found unnamed government agencies guilty of conspiracy in the assassination of MLK. The evidence seems provocative, if not exactly conclusive.Do serious historians find these charges at all credible?

1141 upvotes • Mr_Subtlety

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Is there any evidence for the claim that the Babylonians used to hold orgies in spring that could last for days and included bestiality? NSFW	1144	PhilosopherInWaiting
Did the battle of tours actually stop a muslim invasion of Europe or was it no more than a glorified raiding expedition?	1144	jku1m
Boy Scouts of America historians, what can you tell me about the climate in BSA around the country during the Civil Rights movement?	1144	FreethinkingMFT
Lawrence Sheriff, who supplied groceries to Queen Elizabeth I, was apprenticed to a London grocer for seven years. What did grocers do in those days that required such long training?	1144	best_of_badgers
What was the main reason the Third Reich refrained from using poison gas on enemy armies and cities throughout WW2?	1143	Fliora45
Did the Hawaiians actually believe that Captain Cook was the god Lono?	1143	PangeranDipanagara
Did sedentary people (like nobles or scribes) talk about back pain and ergonomics before the 20th century?	1143	religious
What, if anything, did (any) ancient cultures think/say about eye floaters?	1142	Budobudo
Liberals usually praise FDR's new deal for saving America's economy, conservatives say it was a failure and postulate that WWII saved America's economy. Who is right? Can we find an objective answer?	1141	khinzeer
In 1999, a Memphis court found unnamed government agencies guilty of conspiracy in the assassination of MLK. The evidence seems provocative, if not exactly conclusive.Do serious historians find these charges at all credible?	1141	Mr_Subtlety